Measure height

Self-test: Take off your shoes and socks, measure your height to two decimal places (in centimeters), and compare it with last year’s height to see if there is a significant change in the slight change in your height.

Diagnosis: If you find that you are getting shorter, it means that calcium in your body is being lost, and the health of your bones is being threatened.

Prescription: Balanced diet is the key, develop the habit of eating on time, which is of great significance in preventing calcium loss. In addition, moderate exercise can accelerate the body’s metabolism and delay bone loss.

Recommend: Spend some time in the sun every day to get vitamin D.

Test lung function

Self-test: When blowing out the candles on a cake, do you feel a momentary dizziness?

Diagnosis: If you feel dizzy, it may be pulmonary vertigo, which is common in various causes of pulmonary dysfunction.

Prescription: You should quit smoking and make a fitness plan, which can help lung health; eat more radishes and other fresh vegetables to enhance the lung’s ability to resist diseases. In addition, eating one apple every day will be even better.

Recommend: Holding your breath while breathing exercises is very effective, young people can hold their breath for 2 to 3 minutes and then breathe in once; middle-aged people should breathe in once about a minute. Breathing exercises can be done at any time, and at least 5 to 8 times a day.

Test hair health

Self-test: Pull out a hair, use one hand to pull the hair quickly, and put it into a bowl of water when the hair becomes spiral-shaped. If the hair can quickly return to a straight line, it indicates that the hair is healthy and has good elasticity; if it still maintains a spiral shape in the water, it indicates poor hair elasticity.

Diagnosis: There are two reasons for hair problems: hair quality and physical condition deterioration. The growth and withering of hair is related to essence, Qi, blood, internal organs, and meridians. Any obstruction in any of these can lead to hair disease.

Prescription: Change bad living habits, live a regular life, avoid staying up late, eat less sugar, and pay attention to supplementing vegetables, fruits, and coarse grains; even if you are on a diet, do not lack high-quality protein in your diet, such as milk, eggs, etc.; eat some nuts, such as walnuts and peanuts; ensure one sport activity every day, such as a brisk walk for 10 to 20 minutes; take some time to do head health massage; comb your hair before going to bed at night, all of which are helpful to promote hair health.

Recommend: Try folk remedies, such as washing your hair with overnight tea regularly, which may bring unexpected effects.